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England’s Ollie Pope and Zak Crawley want robust begins to county season – however who else do you have to keep watch over?
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England’s Ollie Pope and Zak Crawley want robust begins to county season – however who else do you have to keep watch over?

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By Tycoon Herald 12 Min Read Published March 31, 2025
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Let the choice chatter start once more.

England’s hapless white-ball winter largely paused discuss in regards to the Take a look at facet, one that may welcome India and go to Australia for marquee assignments over the following 10 months.

Dialog centred on why a as soon as devastating limited-overs workforce have fallen to this point, if the tempo assault was too samey, who will succeed Jos Buttler as captain (we nonetheless do not know the reply to that one) and if gamers spend an excessive amount of time on the golf course.

However April is upon us, the solar is out – for the following two weeks not less than – and the County Championship is again on Friday, so ideas at the moment are returning to the make-up of the Take a look at XI.

Who might be in and who might be out when England face Zimbabwe in a one-off recreation at Trent Bridge from Could 22 after which tackle India at Headingley from June 20 as a five-Take a look at collection will get beneath approach?

England’s Ollie Pope and Zak Crawley want robust begins to county season – however who else do you have to keep watch over?
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England’s Jacob Bethell impressed on his first Take a look at tour of New Zealand over the winter

After tough winters, Ollie Pope and Zak Crawley most likely want first rate springs for Surrey and Kent respectively to make sure they begin the summer time in England’s facet, regardless of captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum not all the time selecting on county type.

The emergence of Jacob Bethell – three half-centuries on his debut tour in New Zealand – and the return of Jamie Smith from paternity depart imply England have too many gamers for too few spots of their prime seven. One in every of Crawley and Pope could pay the value.

Crawley struggles on tour of New Zealand

Since starting final summer time with a knock of 76 within the Lord’s Take a look at in opposition to West Indies, opener Crawley has solely handed fifty as soon as in 14 innings, averaging 15.14 in that point.

Crawley’s New Zealand tour was a whole nightmare, dismissed in all six innings by tempo bowler Matt Henry, averaging simply 1.66 in opposition to him and solely 8.66 in complete as he recorded a top-score of 21 and 4 single-figure dismissals.

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Stokes and McCullum have proven nice religion within the Kent participant since taking cost within the spring of 2022 – he has performed in each Take a look at when match – and so they really feel he’ll flourish in Australia subsequent winter in opposition to an opposition he averages over 40 in opposition to in eight video games.

However Baz and Ben have been ruthless at instances, too, calling time on James Anderson’s stellar worldwide profession and jettisoning Jonny Bairstow, Ben Foakes and the seam-bowling Ollie Robinson, so if Crawley’s woes persist, endurance could run out.

Bethell starred in New Zealand from an unfamiliar place at No 3 and seemed to have the method and temperament to make a great fist of opening. He was just about an opener versus the Black Caps anyway, by no means coming in later than the fifth over.

England's Ollie Pope trudges off after a low score against Pakistan (Associated Press)
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Pope is England’s vice-captain however his place within the XI is much from assured

England might retain the present prime three this summer time with Crawley persevering with to open alongside Ben Duckett and Bethell sticking at No 3 – and if that’s the case then it might nicely be that Pope misses out, regardless of being the workforce’s vice-captain.

Pope moved down the order from No 3 to No 6 in New Zealand attributable to conserving wicket in Smith’s absence and he struck two fifties from that spot earlier than ending the journey with knocks of 10, 27 and 14 and a mean of just below 39.

However with Harry Brook, Joe Root, Stokes and Smith set to take the middle-order berths and Bethell showing much less frantic at first drop than Pope, the Surrey man’s place is much from assured, particularly after one other feast or famine yr.

Pope hit 994 runs in 30 Take a look at innings in 2024, with nearly half of these coming in three knocks (196 vs India, 121 vs West Indies, 154 vs Sri Lanka) and 11 single-digit scores round them, together with three geese.

England's Zak Crawley and Ollie Pope struggled during the 2-1 Test defeat to Pakistan last month
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Crawley and Pope will hope to play in opposition to India at dwelling this summer time after which The Ashes within the winter

Who else might do with an enormous begin to season?

Somerset’s England off-spinner Shoaib Bashir has joined Glamorgan on mortgage for the primary three matches of the marketing campaign and can earn useful recreation time as he stays behind Jack Leach within the pecking order at Taunton.

Pacemen Chris Woakes (Warwickshire) and Matthew Potts (Durham) might be hoping to vacuum up wickets and press for Take a look at inclusion within the absence of the injured Mark Wooden.

Essex seamer Sam Cook dinner is a don in county cricket, taking his 311 first-class wickets at a mean beneath 20, and is in England’s plans regardless of not making an look but.

Sam Cook, England Lions (Getty Images)
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Sam Cook dinner might be eying an England debut in 2025

The precise-armer shouldn’t be the quickest – and we all know tempo is a top quality England actually admire – however typically has home gamers on toast and has impressed with the Kookaburra ball, one thing England might be utilizing in The Ashes. Cook dinner bagged 13 wickets in three video games on England Lions’ tour of Australia over the winter.

Plus, new Yorkshire captain Jonny Bairstow remains to be focusing on an England recall regardless of not taking part in for his nation in any format since final summer time’s T20 World Cup.

Which children ought to we keep watch over?

England have proven with Bethell, Bashir, and Rehan Ahmed that inexperience is not going to preclude gamers from a global call-up so Somerset’s spin-bowling all-rounder Archie Vaughan – son of 2005 Ashes-winning captain Michael – might push for honours.

Archie Vaughan, England U19s cricket, unofficial Test match (Getty Images)
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Archie Vaughan has impressed for Somerset and England Below-19s

Vaughan Jr, 19, captained England U19s to a Take a look at collection win in South Africa this winter and has a first-class fifty and five-wicket haul beneath his belt from a debut season through which he averaged 33.71 with the bat and 20.13 with the ball throughout 4 video games.

Sticking with sons of former England skippers and 16-year-old Rocky Flintoff – offspring of Andrew – will hope for additional alternatives with Lancashire after turning into England Lions’ youngest-ever centurion in January. Older brother Corey, 19, has joined Kent.

Former England U19 captain Ben McKinney, 20, scored a maiden first-class hundred for Durham final season in simply his second match after which notched a ton for the Lions in Australia, so is one other man who could possibly be on England’s radar pre-Ashes.

Ben McKinney, Durham, County Championship cricket (Getty Images)
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Durham opener Ben McKinney is a participant of some promise

Durham team-mate James Minto, 17, additionally seems a participant with some promise, with the left-arm seamer – and England might do with a type of – selecting up 10 wickets in four-first class video games.

Derbyshire fast Harry Moore, 17 – who was signed by Birmingham Phoenix for The Hundred – is a person to comply with as is Hampshire’s ex- Somerset fast Sonny Baker, 22, who has earned an England growth contract regardless of not but taking part in first-class cricket.

Nottinghamshire spinner Farhan Ahmed, brother of Rehan, turned the youngest participant to take a first-class 10-wicket haul in England when he starred in opposition to champions Surrey final yr on the age of 16.

And what about worldwide stars and legends of the sport?

There might be just a few of these in motion with England’s all-time main Take a look at wicket-taker Anderson penning a brand new one-year cope with Lancashire that may take him past his forty third birthday and New Zealand nice Kane Williamson to play for Middlesex.

James Anderson
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James Anderson will play for Lancashire in 2025 after signing a brand new one-year deal that may take him past his forty third birthday

Pakistan Take a look at captain Shan Masood is at Leicestershire, West Indies seam-bowling stalwart Kemar Roach is again at Surrey early season, Crawley’s nemesis Henry will play for Somerset, and New Zealand batter Tom Latham is on Warwickshire’s books.

So, there are younger weapons and established names to comply with with curiosity – however it’s Pope and Crawley who’re most beneath the microscope. Let the choice chatter start once more.

County Championship – opening fixtures

All matches start at 11am on Friday April 4

Division One

  • Essex vs Surrey (Chelmsford)
  • Hampshire vs Yorkshire (Utilita Bowl)
  • Nottinghamshire vs Durham (Trent Bridge)
  • Somerset vs Worcestershire (Taunton)
  • Warwickshire vs Sussex (Edgbaston)

Division Two

  • Derbyshire vs Gloucestershire (Derby)
  • Glamorgan vs Gloucestershire (Cardiff)
  • Middlesex vs Lancashire (Lord’s)
  • Northamptonshire vs Kent (Northampton)

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